[10/22/14 - 11:31 PM]Development Update: Wednesday, October 22Updates include: FOX gives "Red Band Society" four additional scripts; Amanda Righetti boards "The Colony" at USA; and "Bewitched," "Hitch" TV series in the works at NBC, FOX.

[10/21/14 - 11:37 PM]Development Update: Tuesday, October 21Updates include: Christian Slater set as title role in USA's "Mr. Robot"; ABC to bring "Bachelor Party" to the small screen; and comedian Sebastian Maniscalco to star in potential half-hour for NBC.

[07/25/14 - 11:24 PM]Development Update: Friday, July 25Updates include: Robert Kirkman's "Outcast" heads to pilot at Cinemax; Peter Sarsgaard, Mary-Louise Parker to star in NBC's "The Slap"; and first wave of directors set for "Marvel's Agent Carter."

DESCRIPTION:(from A&E's press release, June 2015) A&E Network has ordered twenty episodes of the acclaimed drama series, "Bates Motel" from Universal Television it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager, A&E and Lifetime. "The vision of our incredible creative team has exposed the steady breakdown of the relationship between Norman and Norma Bates," said Sharenow. "We are thrilled to bring fans two more seasons to witness the next stages of Norman's transformation into the most notorious psychopath in cinematic history." New episodes of "Bates Motel" will begin production later this year and will air over two seasons, starting in 2016. "Bates Motel" has garnered a truly loyal fan base over the past three seasons. Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air, The Conjuring) in her Emmy-nominated role as Norma Bates, and Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Norman star alongside Max Thieriot (Disconnect, "Texas Rising"), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and Nestor Carbonell ("Lost," The Dark Knight Rises).